widget

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They run as a rectangular banner at the bottom—part of a widget that also shows news, the weather and a calendar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

A widget helps walk through the options and will calculate how much of the investment you need to make for the desired monthly benefit.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 17, 2025

Candidates in a real process would be able to log their issue with the on-screen help widget and receive a new link to restart the assessment, the company's VP of product, Claudia Baijens, says.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

Most recently, I installed a screen-time widget on my home screen.

From Slate • Nov. 16, 2024

To activate widget A, insert doohickey B into slot C. Looking for a dangler?

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner